Operation Buttons; Operation Panel; Flat Bed Attachment - Brother NS-40 Operation Manual

Operation buttons

The operation buttons help you to easily perform various basic sewing machine operations.
a Start/stop button
Press the start/stop button to start or stop sewing. The
machine sews at a low speed at the beginning of sewing
while the button is continuously pressed. When sewing
is stopped, the needle is lowered into the fabric. For
details, refer to "Starting to sew" (page 44).
b Reverse/reinforcement stitch button
Press the reverse/reinforcement stitch button to sew
reverse stitches or reinforcement stitches. Reverse
stitches are sewn by keeping the button pressed down to
sew in the opposite direction. Reinforcement stitches

Operation panel

The operation panel, located on the front of the
sewing machine, allows you to select a stitch and
specify how the stitch will be sewn.
a LCD (liquid crystal display)
The number of the selected stitch (
2
to be used ( ), the stitch length (mm) (
4
stitch width (mm) ( ) are displayed here.
b Stitch length key (page 42)
Use to adjust the length of the stitch. (Press the "–" side
for a shorter stitch length, or press the "+" side for a
longer stitch length.)
c Stitch width key (page 43)
Use to adjust the width of the stitch. (Press the "–" side
for a more narrow stitch width, or press the "+" side for
a wider stitch width.)
d Automatic reverse/reinforcement stitch key (page 48)
The sewing machine can be set to automatically sew
reverse or reinforcement stitches at the beginning and
end of the stitching.
e Needle mode selection key (single/twin) (page 26)
Press this key to select the twin needle sewing setting.
Each time this key is pressed, the setting switches
between that for single needle sewing and for twin
needle sewing.
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c Needle position button
d Sewing speed controller
The accessories are stored in the storage space in the

flat bed attachment.

a
1
), the presser foot
3
), and the
are sewn by sewing 3 to 5 stitches on top of each other.
For details, refer to"Securing the stitching" (page 46).
Press the needle position button to raise or lower the
needle. Pressing the button twice sews one stitch.
Slide the sewing speed controller to the left or right to
adjust the sewing speed.
Slide the sewing speed controller to the left to reduce
the sewing speed, or slide the speed controller to the
right to increase the sewing speed.
Flat bed attachment
Swing the lid of the flat bed attachment
toward you to open the storage space.
a Flat bed attachment
b Accessory compartment
The bag of accessories is in the storage
space.
Note
● Place the accessories in the bag before
storing them in the flat bed attachment. If the
accessories are not placed in the accessory
bag when stored in the flat bed attachment,
accessories may fall out and be lost or
damaged.
a
b